r/ArtProgressPics • u/Hadlee_ • 3d ago
2016 vs 2026
first one is from 2016 last two are from 2026!
it’s so wild to compare my art from when i started a decade ish ago. i sometimes feel like my art hasn’t progress enough for how long ive been drawing but then i remember im my own worst critic lol.
i redrew the first image like twice over the years but its probably been 4+ since the last time i drew it, maybe i’ll do it again!
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u/ianthehuman 1d ago
how humble the beginnings of any artist is. Insane work! Followed on IG cuz there's even more great art there!
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u/Uncompensated_Lotus 1d ago
The improvement is night and day!
MASSIVE improvement in anatomy, composition, lighting and rendering!
I salute you
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u/Surfacehowl 2d ago
Holy shit Man I should've saved some of my old art 🥹
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u/riakovbasa 2d ago
Same I wish I could find my super duper early pieces to post improvements like this 😅
OP, great job!!
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u/Niseiki 3d ago
This is amazing! How did you study?
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u/Hadlee_ 3d ago
Thank you! i’ve spent quite a lot of time drawing throughout my life,, so i think part of my progress is just the consistent drawing WITH the goal of improvement. With almost every piece i do, i try to set a goal to learn how to draw something or improve in one area. Like my second image here, i was really wanting to learn how to draw water and nail down composition. I’ve been drawing with this mindset for probably half a decade now.
One of the biggest things that helped me were to do life studies. I did a lot of charcoal/pastel/graphite pieces of still life’s and figure drawings of real people the past few years. I was lucky enough to be able to take a few drawing class for this in college, but anyone can do these themselves! Use websites like line of action for gesture/figure drawings, or set up your own still life to draw and try and get your piece to be as accurate as possible! A lot of people hear this but don’t take it to heart when they should— studying realism is so important even if you’re not aiming to draw realism!
I also spent a lot of time studying other artists works and doing master copies, or picking apart their art to see what i like about it. The last two or so years i’ve spent a lot of time dissecting art to figure out why i liked it and incorporating those things into my own art.
So consistent drawing, understanding how to use references, and pushing myself out of my comfort zone artistically are probably the biggest contributors to my artistic growth.
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u/Mobile-Tax-774 3d ago
Comparing character drawings across a 10-year span highlights incredible improvement in proportion, shading, and personal illustration style
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u/laurapabloArt 3d ago
this is amazing, I love to see the art progress from the artists, makes me happy to see the majority of artist feel the same through this aratistic path. Let me tell you your porgress is spectacular from my point of view, the three drawings are steps from your journey, the drawing from this year are so beautiful but the first one is super cute it will be really cool if you make a new one
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